Rule 8.3 - Bodycote International plc

Amber Capital
                  

                                    FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

                         (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

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Name of person dealing (Note 1)                    Amber Master Fund (Cayman) SPC
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Company dealt in                                   Bodycote International plc
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Class of relevant security to which the dealings   10p ordinary
being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing                                    April 24, 2007
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

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                                                     Long                          Short
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                                         Number         (%)            Number         (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)     8,992,813      2.79 %
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
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Total                                    8,992,813      2.79 %
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

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Class of relevant security:                        Long                          Short
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                                       Number         (%)            Number         (%)
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        3. Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

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Class of relevant security:                Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

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Purchase/sale                       Number of securities               Price per unit (Note 5)
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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Product name,        Long/short (Note 6)     Number of securities (Note 7)    Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
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CFD                  Long                    100,000                          3.15 GBP
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CFD                  Long                    18,489                           3.15 GBP
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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Product name,     Writing, selling,    Number of securities  Exercise  Type, e.g.     Expiry  Option money
e.g. call option  purchasing,          to which the option   price     American,      date    paid/received
                  varying etc.         relates (Note 7)                European etc.          per unit (Note 5)
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(ii) Exercising

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Product name, e.g. call option      Number of securities               Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

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Nature of transaction (Note 8)      Details                            Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5)
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4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

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Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other
person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form
or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
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None
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

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Date of disclosure                                               April 24, 2007
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Contact name                                                     Elodie Luce
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Telephone number                                                 [phone]
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
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Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk